Prospectus Hit List for June 24

Hit List for June 21
Hit List for June 25Hit List updates are published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, starting April 2, 2014. Data presented here is based on games through the day prior to publication.Teams are ordered based on Adjusted Hit List Factor, a computer generated number, and the author isn't responsible for the order of the teams.

44

34

43.8

44.7

43.1

.543

.562

32.8%

33.2%

66.0%

-3.6%

-12.2%

45

32

44.7

45.1

44.7

.568

.548

25.4%

62.4%

87.8%

2.8%

-1.8%

In seven career starts against them, Mat Latos has struck out 11.1 Diamondbacks per nine innings.

9

41

34

37.4

34.3

34.8

.530

.550

24.5%

30.6%

55.1%

-5.7%

-7.4%

Zoilo Almonte has a .583/.643/1.000 line through five games, which just shows you that if you want to make it in this sport, have a funny name.

10

46

30

41.5

40.1

41.3

.532

.512

23.0%

61.3%

84.3%

6.5%

20.8%

This has to be their season. Anybody who doesn't believe that is probably ... somebody who has watched baseball in the past.

11

38

37

35.9

38.6

39.5

.509

.489

22.1%

4.1%

26.2%

-5.3%

-9.9%

Somehow they are 1-6 against the Marlins and Brewers on the year.

12

39

38

42.1

44.4

42.8

.505

.485

15.3%

3.4%

18.7%

3.0%

-8.9%

Rex Brothers has thrown 30 consecutive scoreless innings, which I haven't noticed because I've been making jokes on both his name and Rex's brother's name.

13

42

34

39.4

39.9

40.6

.500

.520

12.3%

22.4%

34.7%

-3.5%

-5.4%

It's gonna be awesome when they sign Manny Ramirez for the stretch run. "Baltimanny."

14

37

38

33.9

33.4

33.7

.489

.470

11.0%

7.8%

18.9%

-6.8%

-5.9%

They just can't seem to stay at .500. They are too afraid to answer .500's texts and will try to ignore .500 until prom night.

15

39

37

39.4

42.0

43.0

.533

.553

10.0%

22.5%

32.5%

5.9%

-2.6%

With his first career dinger being a grand slam at Yankee Stadium, Wil Myers is the first True Yankee to have never played for them.

16

38

38

36.0

35.4

35.6

.474

.454

8.2%

1.6%

9.8%

-2.3%

-0.8%

Andrew Cashner throws nearly 95 mph and hasn't struck out more than six batters in a start this season.

17

32

42

31.9

34.1

34.4

.512

.492

8.2%

2.1%

10.3%

1.7%

0.6%

"Chris Capuano is healthy and throwing well, so they might have a chance," he said with a totally serious face.

18

38

36

38.7

37.0

37.7

.501

.521

7.1%

18.6%

25.6%

-3.5%

3.9%

It's that kind of year where Scott Kazmir doubles his career win total against the Twins to four.

19

38

36

37.6

34.9

36.2

.498

.518

3.4%

10.8%

14.2%

3.7%

9.3%

After 11 straight wins, their only two possible outcomes are World Series championship or 50-game losing streak.

20

36

40

31.5

32.4

31.9

.454

.435

2.2%

1.4%

3.6%

-2.9%

-0.5%

Kevin Frandsen's pinch-hit game-ending homer on Saturday was the Phillies first of its kind since 364 days prior, when Jim Thome did it. Those two baseball players, so much alike.

21

33

43

36.6

39.0

37.7

.522

.542

1.5%

4.8%

6.3%

-1.0%

-4.2%

Josh Hamilton was lifted for a pinch-hitter. Was it (a) Brendan Harris, or (b) hey stop laughing so hard I haven't finished the choices yet.

22

35

38

37.4

31.0

31.8

.466

.486

0.7%

3.1%

3.8%

0.7%

-3.7%

Eight MLB players have seven or more home runs this month. Nobody on Kansas City has more than six all year.

23

30

42

31.3

31.0

30.5

.459

.440

0.5%

0.6%

1.1%

0.2%

0.6%

David Wright was a single shy of the cycle yesterday, mostly because he had two doubles, which makes it statistically better than a cycle but you could also overinflate your wheel so stop trying so hard, David.

24

34

43

32.0

34.4

34.9

.459

.479

0.2%

0.8%

1.1%

0.4%

-0.1%

Ye baseball gods don't care for your childhood when they let Raul Ibaņez age more gracefully than Ken Griffey, Jr.

25

34

38

33.6

34.0

34.9

.444

.463

0.2%

1.3%

1.6%

0.1%

0.7%

They're using Clete Thomas as their leadoff batter, apparently. I'm sure his eyes opened wide with amazement when he heard that.

26

31

42

32.5

31.9

30.0

.446

.466

0.1%

0.2%

0.3%

-0.3%

-0.3%

"You can put him on the blooooock, yes!" --How I imagine Hawk Harrelson discusses trade deadline

27

31

43

35.7

38.1

38.3

.480

.460

0.0%

0.6%

0.6%

-0.0%

-0.4%

Summer tip: Get on down to your local farmer's market, and be sure to get there early if you want to acquire the freshest, juiciest Cubs players.

28

31

43

32.0

33.9

34.9

.464

.444

0.0%

0.5%

0.5%

-0.4%

-0.2%

Controversial opinion here, but their pitchers probably shouldn't have a higher batting average (.214) than their first basemen (.180).

29

25

50

27.0

23.3

23.2

.367

.349

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

They've won nine of their last 10 games at the Giants. I will assume their last visit there was 2003.

30

29

48

28.6

24.8

26.4

.369

.387

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

You've read this far down, so let's do a positive one. Chris Carter went 7-for-13 with four doubles, a home run and just one strikeout against the Cubs. It's the second time this year he's had just one K in a series.

I believe the culprit is the use of the "Depth Chart Win %" in the Hit List Factor. This is the projection of the season's record done before the season. At this point use of the "Depth Chart Win %" increases the Angel's position, and decreasese the Orioles position. Based on the discussion after the June 20 Hit List, the use of the Depth Chart Win % drops out after 103 games have been played.